Since 1997, when the first dissertation was defended, 49 PhD theses and 10 licentiate theses have been published.
Post graduate education at the Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment

We educate doctoral student within the subject areas environmental science, environmental science (environmental chemistry) and ecology. Since 1997, Forty-nine doctoral thesis and ten licentiate thesis have been published at the department. We also offer courses for doctoral students.
Are you interested in a becoming a PhD student at the department?
All available posititons at SLU are announced here: New PhD students wanted.
Post-graduate studies at the department
The PhD students at the department participate in research project together with other PhD students, post-docs and researchers. Our students use field studies, experiments and data from environmental monitoring in their theses. Post graduate education is given within the subject areas environmental science, environmental science (environmental chemistry) and ecology.
The PhD program normally takes four years. A doctoral degree consists of both a dissertation and courses (at least 45 credits). The dissertation typically includes four scientific articles, of which at least one is published in a scientific journal.
The department organizes several courses, among others a course in multivariate statistics. SLU offers courses in e.g. scientific methods, philosophy of science, project management, communications and pedagogics.
Research schools
Research schools at SLU provide courses, seminars, workshops etc. The majority of them are transdisciplinary and thematically organized. Many of SLU's research schools cooperate with the industry or other organizations outside SLU.
The department is most active in the research schools Focus on soils and waters and Ecology - basics and applications, but there are several other research schools at SLU and in Sweden.
Theses
Contact
Brendan McKie
Director of Postgraduate Studies
Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, SLU
brendan.mckie@slu.se, 018-67 31 55
- Post graduate education at SLU
- Doctoral education portal, for PhD students and supervisors at SLU
- The departments's internal webpage about postgraduate education (with information about the department's own routines regarding half time controls, dissertation defences, etc)
- ULS PhD-Student Council
- Council for PhD education at SLU (FUR)
